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Worldwide semiconductor sales for 2012 reached $291.6 billion, the industry's third-highest yearly total ever but a decrease of 2.7 percent from the record total of $299.5 billion set in 2011. Global sales for the month of December 2012 hit $24.7 billion, a decline of 3 percent from the previous month when sales were $25.5 billion. Fourth quarter sales of $74.2 billion were 3.8 percent higher than the total of $71.5 billion from the fourth quarter of 2011. All monthly sales numbers represent a three-month moving average.
The industry saw strong demand in several market segments during 2012. Logic was the largest semiconductor category, reaching $81.7 billion in 2012, a 3.7 percent increase compared to 2011.
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